Perceived agency mediates the link between the narcissistic subtypes and self-esteem

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 90, Issue , 2016, Pages 124-129

  Brown, Ashley A ^a   Freis, Stephanie D ^a   Carroll, Patrick J ^a   Arkin, Robert M ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agency; Grandiose narcissism; Mediation; Self esteem; Vulnerable narcissism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84946595016     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2015.10.055     Document Type: Article

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